The Portland Thorns will host the Orlando Pride in their 2018 NWSL home opener on April 15 at Providence Park at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.

Prior to their home opener, the Thorns will play their first two games of the NWSL season on the road due to construction underway at Providence Park.

Portland will open the year with a match against the North Carolina Courage at Sahlen's Stadium at WakeMed Soccer Park on Saturday, March 24. The game will be the NWSL Game of the Week on Lifetime and will kick off at 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time.

The Thorns will then take on the Chicago Red Stars in their home opener on Saturday, March 31 at Toyota Park at 5:15 p.m. Pacific Time. The game is part of a doubleheader at Toyota Park with the Portland Timbers taking on the Chicago Fire in the earlier game at 3 p.m. Pacific Time.

The complete 2018 NWSL schedule will be released on Tuesday, Feb. 20.

According to the Thorns, fans interested in purchasing Thorns FC Annual Memberships for the 2018 season are encouraged to call the ticket office at (503) 553-5555 or email ticketsales@timbers.com. Single-game ticket information will be released at a later date.